Pedi people

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Northern_Sotho
gptkb:Bapedi
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Mohlaletsi
gptkb:Thulare
gptkbp:clan Yes
gptkbp:famousFor folk
initiation schools
rainmaking rituals
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Marula_Festival
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Bapedi_Kingdom_flag
gptkbp:historicalPeriod fought against Boer and British colonization
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pedi people
gptkbp:initiationRite bogwera (boys)
bomalome (girls)
gptkbp:instrument dipela (thumb piano)
meropa (drums)
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Bantu_languages
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Sepedi
gptkbp:marriageCustoms lobola (bride price)
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Sekhukhune_Wars
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Sekhukhune_I
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Kgosi_Thulare_III
gptkb:Dr._Kgoši_Mampuru_II
gptkb:Kgosi_Sekhukhune_I
gptkbp:population approximately 4.6 million
gptkbp:region gptkb:Gauteng_Province
gptkb:Mpumalanga_Province
gptkb:Limpopo_Province
gptkbp:relatedEthnicGroup gptkb:Tswana_people
gptkb:Tsonga_people
gptkb:Venda_people
gptkb:Zulu_people
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
African traditional religion
gptkbp:ruled gptkb:Kgosi_Thulare_III
gptkbp:subsistence agriculture
cattle herding
gptkbp:totem gptkb:Dragon
gptkb:lion
gptkbp:traditionalDress thobela
gptkbp:traditionalFood mopani worms
morogo (wild spinach)
sorghum porridge
gptkbp:traditionalKingdom gptkb:Bapedi_Kingdom
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus Sepedi language is recognized as an official language of South Africa
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sotho_people
gptkb:Tswana_people
gptkb:Julius_Malema
gptkb:Modimo
gptkb:Bapedi_Kingdom
gptkb:Basotho_ba_Leboa
gptkb:Pedi_Kingdom
gptkb:Sekhukhune_II
gptkb:Sekhukhune_Wars
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7